HHN Petpeeves

[katie17]

Okay, so I wanted to start a post where we can talk about HOW and WHY we give certain ratings on the Happy Home Network. ABSOLUTELY do not call out specific people! This is not a place to be hateful to others, just a way to give advice.

Ill go first...

Things that make me leave without giving a rating:
1. Too much clutter. If I cant get to the backroom or move around, for whatever reason, I wont leave a rating. (Ive been trapped in certain spaces of a house because theres too much stuff and a villager wont move...)

Things that make me leave a poor rating:
1. Theres really nothing to put here. I rarely give only one or two stars. Probably only if the house isnt functional. EX: dresser/chairs/bed cant be accessed.

Things that make me give a good rating:
1. Its functional! I love a home designed to actually be lived in. When I visit I like being able to reach all the doors and sit in the chairs and whatnot.
2. Customization. If youve done a custom piece it shows you put more care into your design.
3. Little details. A stack of books, a table plant, a musical instrument, or a toy. Something other than the basic furniture.
4. Non matching wall and floor. The effort of not just picking both the regal wall and floor.
5. Sticking to a theme, sort of. So having a general theme like... someplace calm, fun, cute. Or basing it off a activity like exercising, practicing music, art, ect. Really as long as it looks like it all goes together in a theme.

Im fairly generous with my ratings. How about you guys? Anything in particular that makes you leave a poor rating? Remember, do NOT call specific people out. Lets keep this civilized.

 

[katie17]

That was rude. This wasnt meant to be something to upset people. I just wanted honest reasons why people leave certain ratings. Generally, I leave 3 stars or higher. But Ive noticed people leaving only one or two stars. Im just curious as to why. What are other people looking for when they leave ratings?

 

[BlueSkies]

shh..katie..shh. Quietly walk yourself back to the trash, because thats where you came from. Sorry hun!
!

Seriously. That's actually pretty rude... If you don't have anything good to say, don't post and keep it to yourself. ._.

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I think my biggest peeves are similar to yours. If it couldn't be a suitable living space, then I might give it a lower rating. I think the lowest I've given was a 2 stars, but I usually prefer to leave 3 or higher. ^^
Sometimes I find myself making houses/stores that couldn't be functional by accident, thinking: "Oh this looks good here!"
Then having the villagers actually walk around, is kinda like: "Oh. ._." Usually that results in a immediate remodel. (I mean, if I can remodel it.)
I think I'm kinda getting better at putting things at a correct space? x'D

 

[katie17]

I think my biggest peeves are similar to yours. If it couldn't be a suitable living space, then I might give it a lower rating. I think the lowest I've given was a 2 stars, but I usually prefer to leave 3 or higher. ^^
Sometimes I find myself making houses/stores that couldn't be functional by accident, thinking: "Oh this looks good here!"
Then having the villagers actually walk around, is kinda like: "Oh. ._." Usually that results in a immediate remodel. (I mean, if I can remodel it.)
I think I'm kinda getting better at putting things at a correct space? x'D

Right! I normally only leave good ratings. But once I got trapped in someones house and the villager wouldnt move, so I had to shut my game off and lost a bunch of stuff Ever since then Ive been careful to keep my designs easy to move around in. I think my favorite thing to see in others designs is the custom items. Im not artistic, so seeing cool customs is my favorite

 

[Smug M]

You can pick yourself up with the touch screen, so you can move yourself out of those situations, im pretty sure you can pick up the villagers there too? But I dont exactly remember.

 

[Romaki]

Spoiler: About the bully

Don't worry about the person who made 50 posts in a day. They think they can justify their actions by making a second account. They only write those things because they feel worse than you. Don't interact with them, they went online because that what happened in real life too. They just need attention. Maybe they'll move on to a helpful book next? (And luckily, their main account will be deleted alongside this one.)

I don't know if I'm unlucky, but I hate how my villagers never want a home, they always want a studio or a store or something that is definitely not a home. You'd expect something just a little bit different from a Happy Home Designer. But I guess the villagers are just living their dreams.

I mean, technically, I can just design whatever I want, but I do want to follow the theme, y'know? Maybe I just haven't met the best villagers.

 

[diogocrossing]

i pretty much follow the same mindset, to be honest ?? but i usually try to make my houses stick to the theme but changing it a bit for them to feel like sorta unique. but i haven't uploaded anything to hhn anyway, i just go there to see cute houses eheh

 

[BlueSkies]

I don't know if I'm unlucky, but I hate how my villagers never want a home, they always want a studio or a store or something that is definitely not a home. You'd expect something just a little bit different from a Happy Home Designer. But I guess the villagers are just living their dreams.

I mean, technically, I can just design whatever I want, but I do want to follow the theme, y'know? Maybe I just haven't met the best villagers.

Aah, I agree. Marshal recently asked me to design his house, and he wanted a caf?... How do you live in a caf??..
I guess you can sleep on the tables... Erm...

 

[macskar.]

Crystal has been calling everyone trash on other uploads.

 

[katie17]

You can pick yourself up with the touch screen, so you can move yourself out of those situations, im pretty sure you can pick up the villagers there too? But I dont exactly remember.

I didnt think you could move yourself or villagers when in the HHN. But Ill check next time Im on there. Thank you

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Spoiler: About the bully

Don't worry about the person who made 50 posts in a day. They think they can justify their actions by making a second account. They only write those things because they feel worse than you. Don't interact with them, they went online because that what happened in real life too. They just need attention. Maybe they'll move on to a helpful book next? (And luckily, their main account will be deleted alongside this one.)

I don't know if I'm unlucky, but I hate how my villagers never want a home, they always want a studio or a store or something that is definitely not a home. You'd expect something just a little bit different from a Happy Home Designer. But I guess the villagers are just living their dreams.

I mean, technically, I can just design whatever I want, but I do want to follow the theme, y'know? Maybe I just haven't met the best villagers.

I like to use the theme too. So in those situations I make a backroom/upstairs or whatever the bedroom. In Ed's house the main floor is a diner, the side room is a theater, but upstairs is his living quarters.

 

[mintellect]

I have no idea why, but some people choose to upload homes that are literally nothing but the items the animal requires.
If you're rushing to complete the catalog so you aren't working much on homes, please don't upload them until you've worked out what you want to do with them.
No one wants to see a boring house with no decoration except a table and chair.

 

[Candy83]

There are not enough furniture pieces and options. For example, I like to do kitchens; because, I figure it's realistic. There is a redundancy to doing them over and over again without more furniture and customizing options. (I like to use the stainless steel ones because they look good and take up less floor space than, say, the Island Kitchen.)

 

[Greggy]

I'm a bit bummed when nobody leaves ratings on the villagers I designed houses with so much effort just because they're not popular. I did a half-hearted effort in designing Julian's, Rosie's, Chrissy's, and Peanut's houses but they're the only ones that had a rating. To be honest, I liked what I did to Flip's, Doc's, and Beardo's houses better (because they fit in their respective themes better and they looked more like houses compared to *ahem* Julian and Peanut's houses) but they barely get any ratings at all.

Also, the new submissions in HHN that only included the items needed and doesn't even have a proper screenshot. It puts down the good-looking new submissions and they get all the ratings instead.

 

[katie17]

I have no idea why, but some people choose to upload homes that are literally nothing but the items the animal requires.
If you're rushing to complete the catalog so you aren't working much on homes, please don't upload them until you've worked out what you want to do with them.
No one wants to see a boring house with no decoration except a table and chair.

I agree, although I havent seen anything like that on the HHN. I only upload what I feel looks nicer, even if they arent fully upgraded homes.

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There are not enough furniture pieces and options. For example, I like to do kitchens; because, I figure it's realistic. There is a redundancy to doing them over and over again without more furniture and customizing options. (I like to use the stainless steel ones because they look good and take up less floor space than, say, the Island Kitchen.)

The only kitchen items I like is the stainless steel ones. But I wish we had more kitchen options, dining room tables, and wall decorations.

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I'm a bit bummed when nobody leaves ratings on the villagers I designed houses with so much effort just because they're not popular. I did a half-hearted effort in designing Julian's, Rosie's, Chrissy's, and Peanut's houses but they're the only ones that had a rating. To be honest, I liked what I did to Flip's, Doc's, and Beardo's houses better (because they fit in their respective themes better and they looked more like houses compared to *ahem* Julian and Peanut's houses) but they barely get any ratings at all.

Also, the new submissions in HHN that only included the items needed and doesn't even have a proper screenshot. It puts down the good-looking new submissions and they get all the ratings instead.

I know what you mean. A few of my favorite designs are for less popular villagers, so they dont get rated, or if they do its only one star.

 

[KaydeeKrunk]

I usually leave good ratings for everyone, like I wont rate them as cute if they're creepy houses and if it's a store or hospital or something I wont rate for the "i wanna live here" thing cause, I wouldn't want to live there. I don't might tight spaces as long as I can do the side step by, and I don't really mind little "nooks" like having a table right in front of a couch because I can just pick up the characters and move them onto it so it's no big deal as long as it's still aesthetically pleasing. But if it's a house I genuinely don't like I'll just rate it all 1 star,cause it still just adds up the total on it but I'm not going to just give them no rating. I wish it was more of a 5 star system, or if we could do half stars... idk I would feel better about it. I also really like the small details or when a place really comes all together or something. I also like multi-room places better than single rooms.

 

[MayorJudyOfZootopia]

Spoiler: About the bully

Don't worry about the person who made 50 posts in a day. They think they can justify their actions by making a second account. They only write those things because they feel worse than you. Don't interact with them, they went online because that what happened in real life too. They just need attention. Maybe they'll move on to a helpful book next? (And luckily, their main account will be deleted alongside this one.)

I don't know if I'm unlucky, but I hate how my villagers never want a home, they always want a studio or a store or something that is definitely not a home. You'd expect something just a little bit different from a Happy Home Designer. But I guess the villagers are just living their dreams.

I mean, technically, I can just design whatever I want, but I do want to follow the theme, y'know? Maybe I just haven't met the best villagers.

Kid Cat's design is pretty cool... you get to design a superhero lair for him

 

[kittmitt]

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